Hello hive, I am back, to make a statement that has me very excited and that I still do not finish assimilating, I AM AN ARCHITECT, after so much waiting, this dream of my 13 year old self finally materialized, March 16 was the date of my presentation of my degree work, and the title of the project that I developed was the following "ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF A DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL AFFECTIONS, LOCATED IN MATURIN, MONAGAS STATE". It is a psychology help center that treats mental pathologies of low grade, with the implementation of art therapy as a non-invasive means of treatment for these conditions, in addition to training and teaching cryptoart and its commercialization, for the easy insertion of patients to society after their stay in the enclosure, is a novel project because art therapy and cryptoart are unknown currents for most Venezuelans, this due to the absence of infrastructure and support for these issues.
At a national level, in general, mental health has never been the focus of primary attention due to all the misinformation and stigmas that exist around it, this makes it unsustainable to control the population that suffers from these pathologies in an adequate way, also the fact that for more than 20 years the current government has modified and hidden the real information of this population, This makes it very difficult to really define the number of people who need help and care, adding to that the fateful scenario of health centers aimed at this branch, most of them abandoned with the passage of time due to lack of supplies and qualified personnel to carry out therapies and various treatments.
The project was influenced by the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, with whom I have a great connection, and her work shows a marked contrast of duality in her person, which shows us the physical and mental states of a person, and how the processes of psychological ailments are carried in a being.
Back to the moment, well in a next post I will detail the project in depth, it was a pretty crazy day, full of stress and mental gaps, I do not remember many things, because with the nerves I think there were things that my brain just obvious, my presentation was delayed so I arrived to present at about 11: 00 am, it was a little cloudy, the heels began to bother me and because of how nervous I was I almost froze, but I managed to solve and defend the project for which I worked a whole year, and to culminate a journey that had begun five years ago, who would say that time would pass so fast, when I feel that I graduated from high school nothing ago, and I was receiving my high school diploma.
Being an architect is a dream that I longed for, I decided to become one when I was 13 years old because I loved the fusion of functionality with art and the idea of making spaces that last and can be used through time, architecture for me is to make the unimaginable possible, and my chest fills up every time they call me architect or finally colleagues, because that was something I saw far away and today it is a reality.
For those who read me and are studying the road is difficult, and in the thesis it gets worse, I will not lie that everything is wonderful, because it really is a strong process that involves many sacrifices and a lot of determination, but that does not mean you should abandon what you want, the beauty of it all is the perseverance and struggle to achieve this goal, plus the satisfaction is so great after you achieve it, but remember even when others say that having a degree is useless, that you will not achieve anything, you will simply be a worker more, while you have the opportunity and the desire to study and improve yourself, do it without doubts, and even more if it was what you always dreamed and wanted for you, because you do not know the twists and turns that life gives, and this is too short to stay with the desire, live, enjoy and do it do not forget, follow your dreams, If no one supports you in that career you are pursuing or do not see the good of it, I do, I send you a greeting in the distance, hugs and shines to where you are, I believe in you and all my good vibes for those processes that only you know that are happening.
Pd: mental health is not a real game, go to therapy if you need it, do not leave for later that is as important as your physical health.
Physical wellness begins first with our mind, healthy mind, healthy body, prosperous life.